Tracking system for transport vehicles in Puducherry to be rolled out by month end

27X7 monitoring and command centre set up

Decks have been cleared for the rollout of the Global Positioning System (GPS)-based vehicle tracking system of transport vehicles, including private stage carriers, in the Union Territory.

The 24x7 monitoring and command centre has been set up at the Transport Department’s headquarters on the 100-feet Road for real time monitoring of transport vehicles.

Official sources said the State-wise vehicle tracking platform for safety and enforcement as per the specifications under the Nirbhaya framework was expected to be rolled out by this month end.

The Puducherry government has already finalised the system integrator (SI) for the tracking system. The SI will provide backup monitoring and help with the support system for a period of two years.

The project will be implemented in phases. To start with, the government has installed vehicle location tracking (VLT) device and panic (emergency) buttons in 50 buses of the Puducherry Road Transport Corporation.

Real-time monitoring of these 50 vehicles plying on long-distance and inter-State routes is now being done through the monitoring and command centre.

“The objective of the project is to improve safety of women and children in transport vehicles. The monitoring centre would act as an interface to various stakeholders such as State emergency response centre, the Transport Department, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) and law enforcement agencies,” an official said.